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Andres Guardado

Andres Guardado, 18, was shot and killed by police in Los Angeles, California.

In June 2020 police officers noticed a car in which a teenager was sitting and talking to someone. The car was blocking a driveway. The teenager was later identified as Guardado. The police approached the car and noticed he had a gun. Officers ordered him to get out of the car with his hands up.

After Guardado got out of his vehicle, he allegedly started to run away from the police officers. Officers say the teenager pulled out a gun. Officers shot at him 6 times, mortally wounding him.

In the fall of 2020, the family of a teenager filed a lawsuit against the city and the police department, accusing them of violating Guardado’s civil rights, and in June 2021, a year after the fatal shooting, friends and family of the teenager held a rally in downtown Los Angeles, urging to justice.

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MASS MEDIA ABOUT THE CASE:

“We just want answers,” Guardado’s cousin, Celina Abarca, said.
CNN

“In the nearly five months since Andres Guardado was killed, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has failed to be transparent in its investigation into the circumstances, manner and cause of Andres’ death,” Adam Shea, an attorney for the family, said.
CNN

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CASE STATUS:

The initiative group has requested the clarification from US President Joseph Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland. The initiative group believes it is important to fight against police brutality and, if necessary, will provide legal and financial assistance to the family of the victim.